If You Can't Do The Time...Then Don't Do The Crime

I heard this saying somewhere on a movie once: “If you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime”. This came from a dialogue between two long time criminals who made their living from stealing from rich millionaires. Their philosophy was that if you wanted to take the risk involved in committing a crime and getting caught, you had better be prepared for the possibility of time in prison. For these two criminals, the risk was worth it.

The above saying reminded me of what most network marketers go through as they are trying to start their online business. If you are not willing to put in the time it takes to become successful in network marketing, then don’t waste your time trying because success will not come to you magically.
 It takes a great deal of hard work, tedious daily repetition of certain tasks and an attitude of never giving up no matter what comes in your way. Maybe the network marketer’s motto should be, “If you can’t put in the time, then you might as well go wash dishes”. I know it doesn’t rhyme, but you get the point.

So what does it take to get your network marketing business going successfully online? This is what all the money makers started doing and are still doing and it does work:

*Surf the free traffic exchanges. It really does not matter which ones your surf but I would suggest picking around 5 to start with and try to get 100 credits a day from each. This takes time and is tedious work but it is a great free source for getting hits to your website.

*Write articles and submit them to a few article directories. I know it may be hard to come up with some content but just take some time and think about what interests you, write about it and give a link to your business opportunity in your resource box.

*Join Twitter, Facebook and any other social network that interests you. Post a link everyday about what you are up to in your business or your life and people will start noticing you. It can be either business related or just fun stuff, but doing this everyday is important.

*Be active on any forums you can find that are relative to network marketing. Ask questions and give your own advice if you have some. Just make sure you put your website link in your signature file when joining.

*Set up a blog and start posting your articles there. If you cannot afford a website right now, this is a great free source for you to start with. Just go to www.blogger.com and they will walk you through on how to get started.

*Join some free safelists and start sending your ads out. This is an easy process and like the traffic exchanges, this will bring a lot of traffic to your sites.

Now, the above list is just a few of the steps to make it on the Internet but starting with these is a great start and you will see some business come in if you are diligent everyday with these tasks. A bit overwhelming I must admit isn’t it? But, you need to look at your business as a real job that takes real work. Like any profession, learning and studying is a must to become successful. The ads about making millions in a few short months are absolutely a lie and wrong so please do not fall for these. Find a legitimate business that offers value and truth to what they offer and stick with it. It might take a year or two until you see some real results but do not give up and the money will start coming in.

Thank you,

Mike Powers